Program Overview

Indianapolis Teaching Fellows provides a clear path into the classroom for exceptional individuals looking to become teachers in Indianapolis. Indianapolis Teaching Fellows looks for outstanding professionals and recent college graduates from all fields and backgrounds to bring their experience, knowledge, and records of achievement to our classrooms to positively impact the lives of students and, ultimately, to improve student achievement.

Indianapolis Teaching Fellows is a highly selective program that selects exceptional candidates and trains these individuals during an intensive summer preparation program to start teaching in critical shortage areas in the fall of 2008. In addition to summer training, all Fellows will enroll at Marian College for a two year licensure program in order to obtain an Initial Indiana teaching license by June 2010. Fellows will attend 3-hour classes with Marian 2-3 nights while teaching full-time during the day and earn a Master of Arts in Teaching.

Your opportunity to make a difference in education is right now. As a Fellow, you will become part of a powerful network of like-minded professionals and work with other progressive education leaders to make systemic improvements in Indianapolis by impacting academic achievement. You will benefit from a streamlined application and selection process and, if selected, earn a teaching license while receiving a full-time teacher’s salary.

Indianapolis Teaching Fellows is committed to providing the students of Indianapolis with a dedicated group of teachers who will work to increase their level of achievement and help to prepare them through academic success. We are looking for outstanding candidates to teach math, science, special education, or Spanish. Apply Now.